Chapter 05 Difficult Cases for the Market, and the Role of Government

chapter Materials

Here are the reading assignments for this chapter:

Required

Economics: Private and Public Choice, 17th edition. Gwartney, Stroup, Sobel & Macpherson.
Cengage.com: https://www.cengage.com/c/economics-private-public-choice-17e-gwartney-stroup-sobel-macpherson/9780357133996/
Economics: Private and Public Choice, 16th edition. Gwartney, Stroup, Sobel & Macpherson.
Cengage.com: https://www.cengage.com/c/economics-private-and-public-choice-16e-gwartney/9781305506725PF/
For the "split" books, Macroeconomics and Microeconomics: Private and Public Choice, the first six chapters are identical.

Optional

Videos

The Gus A. Stavros Center for the Advancement of Free Enterprise and Economic Education at Florida State University is pleased to offer these resources. They were created by Teaching Professor Joe Calhoun.

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The videos were created using the 16th edition slides. The content for this chapter is nearly identical for the 17th edition so the videos are equally applicable and relevant.

5-1: A Closer Look at Economic Efficiency

5-2: If It's Worth Doing, It's Worth Doing Imperfectly

5-3: Thinking about the Economic Role of Government

5-4: Potential Shortcomings of the Market

5-5: Market and Government Failure